Applications are now being accepted for our 2012-13 program.

The Intensive Leadership Program will provide students with a dynamic learning experience which includes 14 days in Guatemala and 3 days stateside prior to the trip.

This year we are offering one additional Intensive trip: exploring social justice and ally work more in depth.

Summer Intensive

• July 13 – July 26, 2013

The Intensive Leadership Training Program educates and trains students in cross-cultural understanding, fundraising, and social action. This 17 day program and includes a 3 day pre-trip workshop and leadership training, and a 14 day cultural immersion trip to Guatemala and international service projects focused on social and environmental justice.

Financial Aid not longer available: Cost
Summer Intensive Calendar

Summer Intensive (Allies)

• August 10 – August 23, 2013

The focus of this program is deepening our awareness and understanding of social justice issues impacting our communities locally and globally. We will be exploring our privilege as US citizen and really strategizing the best way to work as allies. The Allies Program will provide the same rich 3 day workshop and two week experience in Guatemala as the Intensive Program. Participants will have the opportunity to stay with a homestay family, rotate through our various work teams, and engage in one on one Spanish lessons.

Financial Aid not available: Cost
Summer Intensive (Allies) Calendar

More Trip Details

In Guatemala, students will work on three different work teams: Construction, Hospital, and Reforestation. The Intensive Leadership Program will focus on social justice issues. During the pre-departure Pro-Justice Workshop students will be examining systematic oppression both locally and globally, finding ways to advocate for justice and peace. The Pro-Justice Workshop creates safe space for dialogue surrounding race, gender, class, age, and imperialism. These conversations will continue throughout the trip to Guatemala.

Additionally, you will have opportunities to learn about Guatemala through: experiencing different foods, living with a home-stay family, and participating in excursions to the local market, the Mayan ruins, and the highlands. This is a trip that cultivates hard work, good fun, cultural immersion, social justice and great friendships. We hope that you can be part of it!

Application Information

1. Complete and submit online application, which includes supplementary forms.
• To receive a link to the application, please send an email with your name, address, phone number and to which program you're interested in applying (Spring, Summer, Intensive, Girls, Allies) to Recruiting@global-visionaries.org.
• You will receive an email with a unique link for the application form within 12 hours.
• Click the link or copy and paste the link into the address bar of your Web browser and you'll be directed to the application.
• If you don't have access to a computer or have any questions please contact program staff at 206-322-9448.


2. Submit the following supplementary materials (the forms are included in the on-line application.)


• Student Program Commitment Form (included in online application form)
• One Letters of Reference (included in online application form)
  
• Deposit
  • $50 deposit - if applying for financial aid (applied to program fees if accepted) -or-
  • $450 deposit if NOT applying for financial aid (applied to program fees) (Note: Deposits will be fully refunded if not accepted in program.)
• Student Interview Check Form


3. Application Deadlines
• Nov. 30, 2012 Application Deadline
• (Please Note: Applications need to be in the GV office or postmarked by these dates. Applications are accepted after November 30th; however, applications submitted by the due date have priority over those submitted after. Space is limited.)


4. Call Global Visionaries at 206.322.9448 to schedule an interview

The application, letters of reference and deposit are all due on Tuesday, October 19th, unless you are applying for the Early Bird discount, then your application and deposit must be in the office Wednesday, Oct. 11th, 2012.

Online Application Instructions

The application takes about one - two hours to complete. We ask that you complete the application in one sitting, so please plan to spend one hour working on it. You can prepare for the application by having the following information available beforehand:

• All relevant contact information for applicant, applicant's teacher(s) and counselor, and applicant's parents/guardians.

• Applicant's medical history.

• Essay responses. The four essay questions are:

  • Why do you want to participate in Global Visionaries?
  • Define leadership in your own words.
  • If you could change one thing in the world or in your life, what would it be? Why? How would you change it?
  • What are you passionate about?

The complete details about the application process and requirements are included in the online application. However, if you have any questions, please contact our Program Manager at 206.322.9448.

The itinerary listed is for Intensive GV group only.

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Sample Daily Schedule while in Antigua

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Summer Intensive Calendar

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Summer Intensive (Allies) Calendar

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